Israeli-Syrian border

Voluntary land swaps could be key to Mideast stability - opinion

A confluence of circumstances has presented an opportunity for a voluntary border realignment.

 THE JORDAN River Crossing or Sheikh Hussein Bridge is one of three international crossings between Jordan and Israel. October 7 and the fall of Syria led to an inevitable conclusion: The Jordan River may not be a defensible border for Israel, states the writer.
Reinforcement of IDF troops in Golan Heights 06 December 2024

In unusual step, IDF announces aerial and ground reinforcements in Golan Heights

 Israeli security forces during the arrest of Zebah Abdel Salem Haniyeh. April 1, 2024

IDF arrests man who illegally crossed into Israel from Syria

 Firefighters work to extinguish wildfires following a missile attack from Lebanon which fell on the Israeli-Syrian border, Valley of Tears, Golan Heights, on July 20, 2024.

Securing Israel's borders is paramount, the public are right to demand it - opinion


Syrian Hezbollah agent indicted for spying, terrorism after capture in Israel

Ayat Abdullah and another man, Abed Al-Rahman, were recruited and paid to observe and report on IDF troops along the Syrian border.

 Israeli soldiers patrol the area following this morning's border incident at the border fence with Syria, in southern Golan Heights, on January 29, 2023.

Cholera detected in northern Israel water - Health Ministry

The origin of the bacteria is most likely Syria, where an outbreak of cholera has been reported in recent months.

 View of the Yarmouk River which runs through Jordan, Syria and Israel.

Meet Israel's elite unit of soldiers on skis

The military’s alpine unit consists of reserve soldiers who served in elite infantry units during their active duty.

IDF ALPINE Unit reservists on a Mount Hermon patrol

Syrian Army sends reinforcements to Golan Heights border - Report

This is the first time Syria has reinforced the border since beginning their military operation in the Quneitra area.

Mount Hermon is seen in the background as Israeli soldiers travel on mobile artillery units after an exercise in the Golan Heights, February 2013

Russia: Israeli military action in Syria increases regional tensions

Israel has insisted that it notified Moscow of its movements and has blamed Syria for the downed plane.

An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli air force pilots

Russian General: Syrian side of Quneitra crossing ready to be opened

The announcement comes less than a week after Israel's Defense Minister said Israel was ready to open its side of the crossing.

A United Nations peacekeeping soldier stands on an observation tower near the Quneitra border crossing between Israel and Syria

Syria says Israeli planes target military positions in Syria

An Israeli military spokeswoman declined to comment on the report.

Smoke rises following an explosion on the Syrian side near the Quneitra border crossing between the Golan Heights and Syria, August 29, 2014.

A closer look at Israel's Operation Good Neighbor on the Syrian border

Israel reaches out to aid Syrian refugees.

Hani (wearing a baseball cap) was severely wounded in Ghouta near Damascus

Moscow on the Golan

It is in Moscow’s interest that Syria not be destabilized by Israeli retaliation for any sort of violation of the 1974 lines.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria December 11, 2017

‘A strong message to Iran from Israel’: Syrians debate Aleppo airstrike

A source close to the Syrian rebels said that Syrians in the north heard missiles fly over their locations on Sunday before explosions near Aleppo’s Nayrab Airport in the evening.

Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria

Syrian army says it captures strategic hill overlooking Israeli border

The strategic hill that overlooks the Golan Heights, which had a major anti-aircraft radar base that was part of elaborate Syrian army defenses against Israel, fell into rebel hands in October 2014.

A SYRIAN regime tank and soldiers next to a building in central Syria